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certainly we heard that from paul ryan. i think the other thing that that come 2014 when they get to the midterm election cycle they know a way they can spin this and i think it's in that maris poll. you ask about the specific policies people want to keep their medicare and medicaid and keep their education and roads and bridges, but you can say government spending in the context of, for example, campaign commercials, and you can get support for that. when we hear government spending we have this 1980s versions of the welfare queen who is living high off the hog and i think that is part of why that desire to cut the unemployment insurance, that senses some people aren't working hard and therefore, we shouldn't be extending government assistance to them. a political strategy possible and we're better than our constituents and we will lead them to something that they need. >> melissa harris-perry, i think a very good diagnosis. thanks for being here tonight. >>> one prominent republican does have a plan but it leeches on to p
certainly we heard that from paul ryan. i think the other thing that that come 2014 when they get to the midterm election cycle they know a way they can spin this and i think it's in that maris poll. you ask about the specific policies people want to keep their medicare and medicaid and keep their education and roads and bridges, but you can say government spending in the context of, for example, campaign commercials, and you can get support for that. when we hear government spending we have...
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they asked paul ryan, he asks paul ryan, can you balance the budget in ten years? and paul ryan says yeah, we're much better off now because we raised taxes. listen. >> all right, can you get to balance in ten years, and not raise revenues? >> yes, yeah, the baseline, the revenue baseline is obviously higher now that we have this cliff behind us. >> well, would you look at that? raising taxes does help you balance the budget. who knew? perhaps the republicans could take this insight further, but they're not. ryan says no more revenue increases at all. and so what is ryan going to do beyond the tax increases democrats forced on republicans, how will he get that budget balanced? he won't say. >> going back to the math question, you said that the reforms to medicare wouldn't apply to -- to people who are say, 55 or older. but -- as some members have suggested, wouldn't it be necessary in order to balance the budget in ten years to make those reforms applicable to people who are say six, seven, eight years into the program? >> you know, i am just not going to get into
they asked paul ryan, he asks paul ryan, can you balance the budget in ten years? and paul ryan says yeah, we're much better off now because we raised taxes. listen. >> all right, can you get to balance in ten years, and not raise revenues? >> yes, yeah, the baseline, the revenue baseline is obviously higher now that we have this cliff behind us. >> well, would you look at that? raising taxes does help you balance the budget. who knew? perhaps the republicans could take this...
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people close to paul ryan. i believe he did it after he picked paul ryan. and he went on larry kudlow, i saw larry kudlow last night, and said, hey, you know they're doing the indexes. i told larry that's bad policy. economic conservatives. for doing that. while the president is throwing it out there trying to give to the public, hey, there's bipartisan -- there's really not. >> there are studies out there, small business group sponsor studies that suggested if you raise the minimum wage, you'll end up having fewer workers, predominantly lower skilled workers. there's a report that suggested $11 billion in one year in terms of increased wages for workers at that low end. the problem that boehner has it doesn't really touch on that. >> why not bring out the defense could be something that deprives people of jobs. >> yes, that would be smart. >> at some point in his press conference today, he did talk about this could hurt job creators but you end with this moral argument that the gop can't stay away because it's embedded in their outlook and fiscal policy. i
people close to paul ryan. i believe he did it after he picked paul ryan. and he went on larry kudlow, i saw larry kudlow last night, and said, hey, you know they're doing the indexes. i told larry that's bad policy. economic conservatives. for doing that. while the president is throwing it out there trying to give to the public, hey, there's bipartisan -- there's really not. >> there are studies out there, small business group sponsor studies that suggested if you raise the minimum wage,...
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all of the keynesian fans cities of right where people like paul ryan are yeah, we'll go along with that while raising spending on defense. so john boehner put the entire ideological kit bag of the republican party on display, and they couldn't even vote for that. at the end of the day, at the end of the day, now they're going to get nothing. because all the taxes will go up after the fiscal cliff. >> but hold on, because i think you're being too triumphant about this. the truth is you're right. democrats right now are probably winning the fight on taxes. >> definitely. >> but you know what? but the truth is the republicans are winning the fight on spending. because you know what is going to happen on january 1st? we're going to get that sequester. and i guarantee you, liberals are going to scream bloody murder about the cuts. the cuts are very significant. >> how harmless in the sequester are all of the entitlement programs. defense is going to get a $500 billion cut. >> that's true. i hate to see it. >> you know what? that actually is the only way you're ever going to cut defense. and
all of the keynesian fans cities of right where people like paul ryan are yeah, we'll go along with that while raising spending on defense. so john boehner put the entire ideological kit bag of the republican party on display, and they couldn't even vote for that. at the end of the day, at the end of the day, now they're going to get nothing. because all the taxes will go up after the fiscal cliff. >> but hold on, because i think you're being too triumphant about this. the truth is you're...
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rand paul absolutely sounded more professed finance ryan paul. finally, president obama celebrating president's day on the green. he teamed up with tiger woods yesterday in the floridian golf club yesterday. that was woods' first win since 2008. and floridian owner and houston astros owner also played with the duo. the president will be golfing again today and will be leaving the palm bay resort later this evening. next, a decade after the invasion of iraq, we're taking a deep dive on new reporting on how america ended up in that war. he'll be here with what he's uncovered with how the war was instigated, and how shaping the prevention of similar intelligence failures in the future. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. crest . my dentist said it was gonna help transform my mouth. [ male announcer ] go pro. for a clean that's up to four times better, try these crest pro-health products together. [ sara ] i've been using crest pro-health. so far...it feels different. [ male announcer ] crest pro-health protects not just some, but all
rand paul absolutely sounded more professed finance ryan paul. finally, president obama celebrating president's day on the green. he teamed up with tiger woods yesterday in the floridian golf club yesterday. that was woods' first win since 2008. and floridian owner and houston astros owner also played with the duo. the president will be golfing again today and will be leaving the palm bay resort later this evening. next, a decade after the invasion of iraq, we're taking a deep dive on new...
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we're going to introduce someone paul ryan called the chief nun on the bus. she joins us next ahead. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. if you're eligible for medicare, you might know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help pay some of the difference. and could save you i
we're going to introduce someone paul ryan called the chief nun on the bus. she joins us next ahead. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever...
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i'm so struck seeing paul ryan at the jack kemp dinner. i don't know how you can can idol i idolize rand and jack kemp. jack kemp saying, of course, we don't forget about anyone or leave anyone behind, and ian rand says you leave behind anyone that can't fend for themselves. >> i think it's paul ryan trying now for at least a year to leave rand behind, and he's said -- he's tried to back away from all that. i think when you listen to both ryan and rubio today, this isn't like st. paul getting blinded by a new truth. these guys are practical politicians who saw the damage the 47% did and are changing their rhetoric. most of those speeches were standard conservatism. i think the fact they change the rhetoric is a really big deal. since ronald reagan it's been liberals that adjusted to conservative ideas. the beginning of that was bill clinton saying the era of big government is over. i think this is the first time in three decades where conservatives have been pushed or forced by theç reality of politics and an election results to aadjust
i'm so struck seeing paul ryan at the jack kemp dinner. i don't know how you can can idol i idolize rand and jack kemp. jack kemp saying, of course, we don't forget about anyone or leave anyone behind, and ian rand says you leave behind anyone that can't fend for themselves. >> i think it's paul ryan trying now for at least a year to leave rand behind, and he's said -- he's tried to back away from all that. i think when you listen to both ryan and rubio today, this isn't like st. paul...
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john boehner, eric cantor, and paul ryan, and paul ryan and cantor are going to keep boehner to the right. i mean, cantor and ryan's advisors have told us privately there is no opening for tax revenue in this deal at all. i'm want sure if john boehner would do it independently of them, but the people that we've seen who have been completely ineffective are the people on the house armed services committee, the people who make these decisions usually, but the chairman has not been able to sway boehner at all. we've seen the stalemate because of that, and cantor and rooen are going to keep boehner on the right. >> people outside the process are saying this is the dumbest way to do business, to have a meat ax approach and have across the board cuts. yes, it does achieve some budget savings, but does it not in any kind of intelligent way of planning. >> which is why if you talk to the people on capitol hill, the people who are making these decisions, they say that down the road if there are huge economic damages -- i mean, we don't really know what's going to happen to the economy if the seque
john boehner, eric cantor, and paul ryan, and paul ryan and cantor are going to keep boehner to the right. i mean, cantor and ryan's advisors have told us privately there is no opening for tax revenue in this deal at all. i'm want sure if john boehner would do it independently of them, but the people that we've seen who have been completely ineffective are the people on the house armed services committee, the people who make these decisions usually, but the chairman has not been able to sway...
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in 2011 when the republican party chose paul ryan to give its official response, the tea party issued its own rebuttal. >> instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt. it was unlike anything we've ever seen before in the history of the country. >> last year a gop response by mitch daniels had competition from the herminator. >> in a word i heard the speech, and it came across as a hodge podge of little ideas. >> this year senator marco rubio will deliver the republican response, while rubio was once the standard bearer for the tea party, the group is still opting for its own rival rebuttal from the man who said this after the past election. >> there is one compromise i would be in favor of, and that's that all spending should be cut. >> joining the panel now to discuss is msnbc contributor ari melber and jake sherman. jake, what are the optics here? ran paul on cnn said to me i see it as an extra response, but it doesn't really project party unity to have different responses to the president. >> i think if john boehner and mitch mcconnell had
in 2011 when the republican party chose paul ryan to give its official response, the tea party issued its own rebuttal. >> instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt. it was unlike anything we've ever seen before in the history of the country. >> last year a gop response by mitch daniels had competition from the herminator. >> in a word i heard the speech, and it came across as a hodge podge of little ideas. >> this year senator...
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we heard that from paul ryan. i think the other thing that come 2014 when they get to the midterm election cycle they know there's a way they can spend this. i think that's right there in that maris poll. when you ask about specific policies medium wapeople want t their medicare and medicaid. you can say government spending in the context of campaign commercials. you can get support for that because when we hear government spending we still have this 1980s version of the welfare queen who is living high off the hog. i think that's part of why that desire to cut the unemployment insurance, that sense that some people aren't working hard and we shouldn't be extending government assistance to them. we will lead them to something they need. >> melissa harris-perry. thank you for having here tonight. >>> one prominent republican does have plan. it leeches on to president obama's success to reach its goal. that is next. asional have constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap eac
we heard that from paul ryan. i think the other thing that come 2014 when they get to the midterm election cycle they know there's a way they can spend this. i think that's right there in that maris poll. when you ask about specific policies medium wapeople want t their medicare and medicaid. you can say government spending in the context of campaign commercials. you can get support for that because when we hear government spending we still have this 1980s version of the welfare queen who is...
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in paul ryan's op-ed, here's how we end the stalemate. negotiate. eric cantor's op-ed, divided government requires bipartisan negotiation. >> yeah, but that misses the point. the shutdown started over obama care, which is something that's the law of the land, passed by both houses of congress, signed by the president and upheld by the supreme court. so what the republicans said was we wanted changes in obama care. that was not going to happen. so now there's sort of this vague thing that's replaced that, because that was unpopular, that stand. you know, we want to negotiate. well, then the question becomes negotiate over what? well, the republicans have had all kinds of opportunities going back the longest period of times to negotiate over budget issues and they have chosen not to. so this is really a smoke screen. but i do think that what's going to happen is i do think that obama will be forced to negotiate on some issues, but that will bow lie linked to the limit. the republicans will try to declare, well, we made him negotiate and try to declare
in paul ryan's op-ed, here's how we end the stalemate. negotiate. eric cantor's op-ed, divided government requires bipartisan negotiation. >> yeah, but that misses the point. the shutdown started over obama care, which is something that's the law of the land, passed by both houses of congress, signed by the president and upheld by the supreme court. so what the republicans said was we wanted changes in obama care. that was not going to happen. so now there's sort of this vague thing...
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at the same time i'm incredibly skeptical even paul ryan can sell thing to the conference. >> i did a piece talking about chuck hagel, chuck hagel, the defense secretary is getting impressive internally because there's a sense you're looking at potential $100 billion a year sequester cuts in the defense department. that is the one issue in the fight that can motivate them. two-thirds have skin in the game in terms of military installations, significant contractor employees in their district. so i think that ultimately is the end game. i think the biggest thing to happen in this entire debate in the past six months without question is harry reid and the nuclear option. jamal talking about the white house needing to take more direct action, be more muscular. talking about a new thing every day. the only way to do that is control your own executive. that is why obama and reid together in a coordinated way decided to flout the senate rules. without getting those people in place, they can't do that. >> it's interesting. the talk after reid used the so-called nuclear option is you will neve
at the same time i'm incredibly skeptical even paul ryan can sell thing to the conference. >> i did a piece talking about chuck hagel, chuck hagel, the defense secretary is getting impressive internally because there's a sense you're looking at potential $100 billion a year sequester cuts in the defense department. that is the one issue in the fight that can motivate them. two-thirds have skin in the game in terms of military installations, significant contractor employees in their...
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so is paul ryan to go back for a moment. there's a reason why paul ryan is doing this. it's obvious, because he wants to position himself far to the right in the republican primary if in fact he chooses to run three and a half years from now. so that's the real question here. we all know that obama care is the law of the land. we all know that the supreme court has ruled on this. we all know that this is going to be the law of the land at least for the next generation or so. so this is not about policy, this is about politics. the more we talk about that and be real about it, the better off we are. secondly and more importantly here, i respectfully disagree in reference to the messaging war here. i think the republicans have done a very good job of keeping this president on the defense from a financial stand point. every three months we're talking about the fiscal cliff. every three months we're talking about the financial crisis and the president has triedo go around and around the country in a campaign-style way to talk to the american people and that hasn't really wo
so is paul ryan to go back for a moment. there's a reason why paul ryan is doing this. it's obvious, because he wants to position himself far to the right in the republican primary if in fact he chooses to run three and a half years from now. so that's the real question here. we all know that obama care is the law of the land. we all know that the supreme court has ruled on this. we all know that this is going to be the law of the land at least for the next generation or so. so this is not...
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it's obvious you and the democrats are on a different page than paul ryan. are you willing to make some concessions in areas like medicare because republicans say, look, we moved on taxes the last time. >> well, we've talked about meaningful and effective ways to strengthen and preserve medicare as an alternative to the hypocritical and cynical budget that the republicans introduced yesterday. their budget is based on abolishing obama care, yet continuing to realize $716 billion in savings to medicare that were created by obama care. it also includes an assumption that we're going to take these revenues from taxes on the wealthiest americans that came about as a result of the year-end deal, even though paul ryan and the republicans in the house fought against that revenue increase every step of the way, which is why the supercommittee didn't reach agreement and why we ended up with the sequestration process after one year of getting know where so when you look at their plan for fixing medicare by voucherizing it and cutting dramatically the benefits to peopl
it's obvious you and the democrats are on a different page than paul ryan. are you willing to make some concessions in areas like medicare because republicans say, look, we moved on taxes the last time. >> well, we've talked about meaningful and effective ways to strengthen and preserve medicare as an alternative to the hypocritical and cynical budget that the republicans introduced yesterday. their budget is based on abolishing obama care, yet continuing to realize $716 billion in...
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paul ryan is a really smart guy. i support him. he knows that the first thing he's going to have to do is work on a debt ceiling agreement, he's going to have to work on a budget agreement, and an omnibus appropriation bill. we know all of these measures are going to require some level of bipart sal collaboration and participation. i suspect some of the members who were critical of john boehner and kevin mccarthy will also be critical of paul ryan and may try to undermine him. that's my fear for paul. that's why paul has been guarded or hesitant in wanting to accept this position. we need to hear from paul ryan to see how he feels about this decision of the freedom caucus. i don't know how he'll take it. >> can i get your response to that matt salmon quote about you're try to hire a maid and the maid will only work certain hours. i found that such a strange metaphor. number one, we're talking about speaker of the house of the united states. people talking about this job in this way that just seems completely ahistorical. this is a
paul ryan is a really smart guy. i support him. he knows that the first thing he's going to have to do is work on a debt ceiling agreement, he's going to have to work on a budget agreement, and an omnibus appropriation bill. we know all of these measures are going to require some level of bipart sal collaboration and participation. i suspect some of the members who were critical of john boehner and kevin mccarthy will also be critical of paul ryan and may try to undermine him. that's my fear...
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, the beltway myth of paul ryan is the opposite of what paul ryan did. which should make us examine our myths. whatever you think of congressman ryan, speaker ryan, whether you bought into the myth in the first place or not it's inskapably true that he did the opposite. he -- he failed at achieving the goals he set for himself from day one and that everybody cheered him on as being capable of achieving as a republican party leader. he did the opposite. and now he is leaving. saying he is pretty much done with what he wanted to do. he will be the second republican house speaker to quit in the space of three years. his predecessor john boehner stepped out in 2015. his post congress life has seemed kind of awesome actually. from what we foe about it it's mostly been him golfing and giving occasional interviews about how relieved he is not to be in congress anymore. he aspen out dispatches from his rv on the open road. he wears shorts when he drivers. kind of a low profile retirement for the last republican speaker of the house who quit. but today turned out
, the beltway myth of paul ryan is the opposite of what paul ryan did. which should make us examine our myths. whatever you think of congressman ryan, speaker ryan, whether you bought into the myth in the first place or not it's inskapably true that he did the opposite. he -- he failed at achieving the goals he set for himself from day one and that everybody cheered him on as being capable of achieving as a republican party leader. he did the opposite. and now he is leaving. saying he is pretty...
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paul ryan wrote it. i'm going to read it. >> washington insiders may like ryan's op-ed, which did not once mention the word "obama care." but the tea party is not. >> it seems like paul ryan has successfully, well, we'll say angered the right. >> with the tea party rebelling against paul ryan's plan, republican leadership is now poised to go to their old, white conservative base, the people showing up to rallies in tri-cornered hats, saying remember when we told you we would go against obama care? we decided to cut social security benefits instead. >> and you were at the meeting today at the white house with the president. what came of that meeting? >> well, he emphasized the fact that we cannot reward the republicans for shutting down the government. otherwise, they will do it again and again and again. we're talking about a six-week continuing resolution, keep the government open for six week. they're getting to extract the concessions on obama care, or as a condition of reopening it, what will they wa
paul ryan wrote it. i'm going to read it. >> washington insiders may like ryan's op-ed, which did not once mention the word "obama care." but the tea party is not. >> it seems like paul ryan has successfully, well, we'll say angered the right. >> with the tea party rebelling against paul ryan's plan, republican leadership is now poised to go to their old, white conservative base, the people showing up to rallies in tri-cornered hats, saying remember when we told you...
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so is paul ryan. he's against it. house speaker john boehner actually says raising it would be unfair to workers? >> a lot of people who are being paid the minimum wage are being paid that because they come to the workforce with no skills. and this makes it harder for them to acquire the skills they need in order to climb that ladder successfully. >> how convoluted is that? the message from john boehner, if you're a low-skilled worker, hey, stay poor. democrats are ready to pounce all over this. white house senior adviser dan pfeiffer asked republicans for an actual plan to ensure full-time workers will not live in poverty. the president plans to press the issue hard as he takes it -- makes it a big part of his policy agenda on the road. republicans, they are all over the place in response. for instance, take congresswoman marcia blackburn of tennessee. she said a low minimum wage was good for her when she got her first job. >> i remember my first job. when i was working in a retail store, growing up down there in lau
so is paul ryan. he's against it. house speaker john boehner actually says raising it would be unfair to workers? >> a lot of people who are being paid the minimum wage are being paid that because they come to the workforce with no skills. and this makes it harder for them to acquire the skills they need in order to climb that ladder successfully. >> how convoluted is that? the message from john boehner, if you're a low-skilled worker, hey, stay poor. democrats are ready to pounce...
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myth of paul ryan is the opposite of what paul ryan did. which should make us examine our myths. whatever you think of congressman ryan, speaker ryan, whether you bought into the myth in the first place, it's inescapably true that he failed at achieving the goals he set for himself day one and that everybody cheered him on as being capable of achieving as a republican party leader. he did the opposite. and now he'ser leaving saying he's pretty much done with what he wanted to do. the second house speaker to quit in the space of three years. john boehnerer stepped down in 2015. his post congress life has seemed pretty awesome. it's been mostly golfing and giving occasional interviews of how pleased he is to not be in congress. occasionally sent out dispatches from the rv. been a low-profile retirement for the last republican speaker of the house to quit. but then today turned out to be an awkward day to suddenly turn around and say hey, i wonder what john boehner is up to right now? what happened to the last one? tod today ended up being an
myth of paul ryan is the opposite of what paul ryan did. which should make us examine our myths. whatever you think of congressman ryan, speaker ryan, whether you bought into the myth in the first place, it's inescapably true that he failed at achieving the goals he set for himself day one and that everybody cheered him on as being capable of achieving as a republican party leader. he did the opposite. and now he'ser leaving saying he's pretty much done with what he wanted to do. the second...
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we found out both senator rob portman and paul ryan were against doing that ad. they wanted something though on the bailout. >> portman wanted something. >> something much earlier on but not that ad that played the whole china card. paul ryan wanted to do an ad earlier on framing the issue in janesville, his hometown, where there was a shuttered gm plant. the romney campaign trying to play catch-up at the end of the campaign and address issues that should have been addressed months ago where romney was on the auto bailout. they never wanted to talk about it because there was a thought that's playing into obama's terrain, let's not go there. >> the most interesting thing that i think has not been reported, if you will, there wasn't a lot of in-fighting in romney world. was there not disagreement? did everybody just buy into the stewart way of doing things? >> stewart was a fairly polarizing figure but comparatively to other campaigns, they did get along pretty well. we found out that ed gillespie at the end of the campaign was trying to do more with hispanics and
we found out both senator rob portman and paul ryan were against doing that ad. they wanted something though on the bailout. >> portman wanted something. >> something much earlier on but not that ad that played the whole china card. paul ryan wanted to do an ad earlier on framing the issue in janesville, his hometown, where there was a shuttered gm plant. the romney campaign trying to play catch-up at the end of the campaign and address issues that should have been addressed months...
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tonight's question: are you happy paul ryan never became vice president? text a for yes, b for no to 6722. you can go to our blog always as msnbc.com. i'm not responsible for that text question tonight. but i thought it was a good one. it's fun when you win. you got to smile when you win. i am so happy that there are people with cancer across america that won't be denied. don't you think they could bring themselves to saying that? for more, let me bring in minnesota congressman keith ellisson. your thoughts on paul ryan's budget that repeals obamacare and offers no replacement? >> well, i'm not surprised at all. all along the way they have had the opportunity to talk about what they would do to improve healthcare for americans. they have failed utterly in every single step. now that paul ryan unvails his budget, which by the way cuts about 3 million jobs by 2017, we're not surprised. i mean, at the end of the day i think americans are beginning to see that the republican program of cutting things that they need, of cutting jobs, of not prioritizing america
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they were ready to go to the mat. >> and the key person in this deal is paul ryan. it has been fascinating watching him after the election, he voted of course in the fiscal cliff deal. he was there today talking the republicans down on this a little bit. you know, if you thought after the election he would prepare for 2016 if he indeed runs, trying to be a conservative on the right flank, he seems to be on the right of the caucus. >> and one of the best john boehner anecdotes, saying that paul ryan was hanging out, being a whispering, talking about the debt limit and about why the short term makes sense. and remember, there has always been a fissure between the leadership and back bench, but ryan appeals to both crowds and taking that responsibility, willingly, happily, being the person to mend fences within these two blocks of the house republican congress. >> it is a huge, interesting development in the political career here. thank you guys for being here and all the great reporting over the week. >> thank you. >>> coming up, republicans have an explanation for th
they were ready to go to the mat. >> and the key person in this deal is paul ryan. it has been fascinating watching him after the election, he voted of course in the fiscal cliff deal. he was there today talking the republicans down on this a little bit. you know, if you thought after the election he would prepare for 2016 if he indeed runs, trying to be a conservative on the right flank, he seems to be on the right of the caucus. >> and one of the best john boehner anecdotes,...
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and i think that's what paul ryan has done here. when you look at some of these conservative group, they had the fund raising letters out before they had any ability to analyze what was in the deal. so the politics for profit wing of the party is at it again to the detriment of the wing of the party that actually has to play a part in governing the country. and that's what you're seeing here. >> are you surprised to see the speaker of the house directly shot at them. that they're mad because they know this is a way if you're mad at a budget deal to show your anger, and can you raise a lot of money on it. and that's not the interests of the republican party being done there, but the interest of the fundraiser. i've never seen boehner to do this. to go after the fund money, the rich people in the party. >> there's a lot of evidence to suggest that he's been thinking it for a long time. it's good that he said it. and so when you look at the recent history of the republican party over the last couple years, look, when you appease this c
and i think that's what paul ryan has done here. when you look at some of these conservative group, they had the fund raising letters out before they had any ability to analyze what was in the deal. so the politics for profit wing of the party is at it again to the detriment of the wing of the party that actually has to play a part in governing the country. and that's what you're seeing here. >> are you surprised to see the speaker of the house directly shot at them. that they're mad...
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during the campaign when the -- you saw the republican candidate and paul ryan talking about all of those tax breaks and loopholes in the tax codes, that benefit wealthy people, guess what, they're still there. through tax reform we can raise more revenue matched by additional cuts. >> with republican leaders still clearly prepared to use the debt ceiling as leverage, nancy pelosi explained what she would do if she were in president obama's shoes. >> why do we go through this kind of exercise that embarrass everyone. >> ask the republicans. we always passed the debt ceiling when president bush was president. there should be -- this is a conversation where there should be no doubt. in fact, if i were president, i would use the 14th amendment which says that united states will always be -- >> you would go ahead and do it. >> but the congress hasn't incurred much of this debt. >> more on the president's big january agenda the white house is considering comprehensive plans to crack down on gun violence. three weeks after the sandy hook shootings in newtown, connecticut, the task force is look
during the campaign when the -- you saw the republican candidate and paul ryan talking about all of those tax breaks and loopholes in the tax codes, that benefit wealthy people, guess what, they're still there. through tax reform we can raise more revenue matched by additional cuts. >> with republican leaders still clearly prepared to use the debt ceiling as leverage, nancy pelosi explained what she would do if she were in president obama's shoes. >> why do we go through this kind...
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paul ryan, he's a squish on immigration. >> paul ryan going here are my demands. it seems to me like we are now in a negotiation and there's going to be some horse trading. > and paul ryan in kind of a funny way is saying to the freedom caucus, hey, guys, ball's in your court. one thing that's interesting given the timing of ryan's announcement that it's tonight is that this comes just a few days after ted cruz went on the sunday shows and said that and refused to say that paul ryan was a true conservative. i think what's really important for context on all this is how some of the goal posts for what it means to be conservative have shifted. since president obama's re-election, we've had two major issues galvanize the republican base. simultaneously galvanize them and divide them from the corporate interests that often back republican candidates. those issues are immigration and trade. the fact that paul ryan is almost adamantly against where sort of the trump base wing of the republican party is at on those issues, that's a problem for him. look, his presser toni
paul ryan, he's a squish on immigration. >> paul ryan going here are my demands. it seems to me like we are now in a negotiation and there's going to be some horse trading. > and paul ryan in kind of a funny way is saying to the freedom caucus, hey, guys, ball's in your court. one thing that's interesting given the timing of ryan's announcement that it's tonight is that this comes just a few days after ted cruz went on the sunday shows and said that and refused to say that paul ryan...
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. >> so paul ryan is the person who has the support of the house of speakers. those who don't like boehner, don't love boehner, they love paul ryan. he was whipping plan b. so paul ryan, probably the most high-profile guy who could be a consensus candidate getz boehner. he's not running against barren. he's not even interesting. >> if the president get this through, and it i know it's a big if -- he has to know goes yags. >> you're always going to have to include john boehner. he's speaker of the house. i think you're making a fair point that the power of house republicans to drive the debate is being underquestioned right now. people are going to look to this experience as to how john bane err may or may not be able to drive this discussion. >> sam, on this kind of deal, there's always last-minute horse trading. things get thrown on the paper and the base finds out and gets upset. what gets him upset when he's trying to get it done by the end of the year. >> the likely thing that will get him peaked would be the tax rates. my guess is that in the process of tr
. >> so paul ryan is the person who has the support of the house of speakers. those who don't like boehner, don't love boehner, they love paul ryan. he was whipping plan b. so paul ryan, probably the most high-profile guy who could be a consensus candidate getz boehner. he's not running against barren. he's not even interesting. >> if the president get this through, and it i know it's a big if -- he has to know goes yags. >> you're always going to have to include john boehner....
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even if paul ryan decides to jump in the race. here is king talking with reporters on the hill. >> do you think paul ryan could be successful as speaker given the division in the conference? >> it would be difficult for anyone. >> what do you think this looks like? >> chaos. it is. >> republican from maryland and member of the freedom caucus and barney frank, democrat from massachusetts. still a democrat from massachusetts. thanks for coming on today. how would you explain to an outsider from mars. what is going on in the republican caucus right now? >> what we are doing is we are going to try to find a consensus candidate for speaker. the last speaker resigned two weeks ago. i don't think it is unreasonable to think you will take longer than two weeks to select an office as important as speaker of the house. >> would you have voted for boehner to continue? would you have gone on the floor and said boehner when they called your name? >> you mean at this point the speaker has resigned. >> would you have voted the name boehner again
even if paul ryan decides to jump in the race. here is king talking with reporters on the hill. >> do you think paul ryan could be successful as speaker given the division in the conference? >> it would be difficult for anyone. >> what do you think this looks like? >> chaos. it is. >> republican from maryland and member of the freedom caucus and barney frank, democrat from massachusetts. still a democrat from massachusetts. thanks for coming on today. how would you...
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paul ryan said, you know what? obama care is the law of the land. supreme court upheld it. the 2012 election ratified it. we won't pursue it anymore. the republicans would have a problem with their own caucus. there are still a lot of republican who's want to see this repealed even though it will be the law of the land. but you raised the bigger contradiction with paul ryan, what he is trying to do. he says he wants to repeal obama care. he is happy to include the $716 billion worth of cuts that the health care law ended up having to make it more possible for his budget to be balanced in ten years even though paul ryan and mitt romney were campaigning, saying look, we need to restore this $716 billion in medicare. those cuts were too bad. >> you point that there is a sense, if there is a sense of a stalled momentum on the budget talks we're seeing, that it could bleed into other areas like immigration and stall as your team put it, everything. >> right now we're in a little bit of a kumbaya period after the tough s
paul ryan said, you know what? obama care is the law of the land. supreme court upheld it. the 2012 election ratified it. we won't pursue it anymore. the republicans would have a problem with their own caucus. there are still a lot of republican who's want to see this repealed even though it will be the law of the land. but you raised the bigger contradiction with paul ryan, what he is trying to do. he says he wants to repeal obama care. he is happy to include the $716 billion worth of cuts...
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paul ryan knows that. but what he's trying to do so sort of give the alternate universe in some way vision of if republicans were in charge, this is what our priorities would look like. now, there's an easy counter to that. which is president obama won the 2012 election. relatively convincingly, it wasn't just about his health care plan. but that certainly was something that republicans thought would hurt him, that wound up hurting him less than we all expected. it sort of an interesting document, but i think you have to take it as this is, this is the alternative vision of the republican party this is not something that anyone, including paul ryan, thinks is going to actually happen. >> but the fact that the president actually had lunch with paul ryan, paul ryan said this was the first real conversation they've had. and is now going to go to the republican caucuses. this is a big change. it is an acknowledgement that their game plan did not work. on how to handle the sequester. they thought it was really
paul ryan knows that. but what he's trying to do so sort of give the alternate universe in some way vision of if republicans were in charge, this is what our priorities would look like. now, there's an easy counter to that. which is president obama won the 2012 election. relatively convincingly, it wasn't just about his health care plan. but that certainly was something that republicans thought would hurt him, that wound up hurting him less than we all expected. it sort of an interesting...
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his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name when he was putting up signs for me. there's a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. >> paul ryan told the congress today that it's time for a fresh start. >> it's not until you hold this gavel, stand in this spot, look out and see all 435 members of this house as if all america is sitting right in front of you. it's not until then that you feel it. the way to responsibility, the gravity of the moment, the house is broken. we're not solving problems. we're adding to them. and i am not interested in laying blame. we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate clean. >> i'm joined right now by former congressman j.c. watts the republican from oklahoma. am i the only one that think he looks like joseph gordon. what's the difference between this and all that's gone on before, the road blocking, the filibustering, the desire to wreak havoc and certainly nothing getting directed the to. >> john boehner,
his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name when he was putting up signs for me. there's a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. >> paul ryan told the congress today that it's time for a fresh start. >> it's not until you hold this gavel, stand in this spot, look out and see all 435 members of this house as if all america is sitting right in front of you. it's not until then that you feel it. the way to responsibility,...
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it's hard for paul ryan or bobby jindal or a candidate to start rebranding themselves until there's a can indict who can redefine compassionate conservatism. >> n these fights are going to take place. i just had two guys on who are going to be leading the two different wings of the party and these fights are going to break out in the open. you think this is something that has to happen? >> you have to litigate between the tea party wing who wants no government and then the more establishment wing that says there is a role for government. we can't get rid of all of them. just have to make it work better. >> arkansas was an embarrassment but the fact of the matter is on the state level, this is where this rebranding is going to happen because you have governors like bob mcdonnell who is a superstar. john kasich who has some tough poll ratings but he's been successful. mitch daniels and mike pence. these guys are governing. that's important. if you govern and show the voters you can govern, people like your brand better. >> how should democrats be responding? republicans are -- they are
it's hard for paul ryan or bobby jindal or a candidate to start rebranding themselves until there's a can indict who can redefine compassionate conservatism. >> n these fights are going to take place. i just had two guys on who are going to be leading the two different wings of the party and these fights are going to break out in the open. you think this is something that has to happen? >> you have to litigate between the tea party wing who wants no government and then the more...
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house speaker paul ryan not running for re-election. why he's ready to leave washington, and the behind-the-scenes jockeying already happening to replace him. >>> plus, privacy settings. right now, a live look as facebook ceo mark zuckerberg spends day two on capitol hill answering questions about the security of our private information. when all of this wraps up, though, what will it change? getting to that story in a moment, but we start with the threat of u.s. military action in the middle east this hour. an explicit warning this morning from president trump to russia, not to interfew against u.s. action against syria. the president writing on twitter, russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at syria. get ready, russia, because they will be coming. nice and new and smart. weer partners with a gas-killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. >> we are studying that situation extremely closely. we are meeting with our military and everybody else, and we'll be making some major decisions over the next 24 to 48 hours.
house speaker paul ryan not running for re-election. why he's ready to leave washington, and the behind-the-scenes jockeying already happening to replace him. >>> plus, privacy settings. right now, a live look as facebook ceo mark zuckerberg spends day two on capitol hill answering questions about the security of our private information. when all of this wraps up, though, what will it change? getting to that story in a moment, but we start with the threat of u.s. military action in the...
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so that's what paul ryan got wrong. now still, i do think this could lead to more people getting it right. ryan's blase stigma criticism of the inner city was embarrassing. it offended his constituents back home and many black leaders have spoken out, criticizing its assumptions and correlations with, of course, stereotypes long used against black americans. and it had so many factual errors, con flating individual choices with the national recession, misunderstanding the scale of how mentorship actually works, then i think mr. ryan's policy analysis may have wound up sounding like the very trait he wanted to criticize -- his analyalysis sounded lazy. but criticism of bad ideas is healthy and shaming someone for shameful ideas is necessary. mr. ryan is to his partial credit now hearing some critics ou at home and he agreed to meet with his colleagues in the black caucus about this whole debate. for more research, the mayor of patterson new jersey just invited paul ryan to town. quote, come to patterson, congressman ryan
so that's what paul ryan got wrong. now still, i do think this could lead to more people getting it right. ryan's blase stigma criticism of the inner city was embarrassing. it offended his constituents back home and many black leaders have spoken out, criticizing its assumptions and correlations with, of course, stereotypes long used against black americans. and it had so many factual errors, con flating individual choices with the national recession, misunderstanding the scale of how...
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. >>> poor paul ryan. he is now in deep trouble in the republican party because he made the mistake of actually trying to get something done in congress. >> if you far more deficit reduction you are for this agreement. >> not great. not second best. >> would have preferred something quite different. >> least worst. >> it's not satire. >> isn't budget deal. >> partisan budget compro is my. >> we're not going to get everything we want. >> there is already a lot of criticism in both parties. >> opposition from conservative groups. >> the groups that came out and opposed it before they saw it. >> john boehner responded to criticism. >> they're using our members and using the american people. this is ridiculous. >> like revenge of the establishment. >> this time it is personal. >> if you are for more deficit reduction you are for this agreement. >> appears to be greater division on the right. >> isn't a grand bar givenlt ga? >> unemployment benefits will now expire. >> absolutely unconscionable. >> republicans
. >>> poor paul ryan. he is now in deep trouble in the republican party because he made the mistake of actually trying to get something done in congress. >> if you far more deficit reduction you are for this agreement. >> not great. not second best. >> would have preferred something quite different. >> least worst. >> it's not satire. >> isn't budget deal. >> partisan budget compro is my. >> we're not going to get everything we want....
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boehner now, and paul ryan have called their bluff. their card has always been, we can take you out in a primary if you do something we don't like. that's put these outside groups in control. banal so what we're going to see in the coming months is who's right? who is making the right gamble? can the tea party take out all these republicans who decided to call their bluff or not. >> the new deadline will be march when you have the ending for filing in some of these primaries and some of these folks may come back. thank you both for visiting with us ohhen a big day. coming up, we go beyond the budget and look at secretary of state john kerry. he's leading a furious pace on foreign policy issues from iran to syria. and refusing to give up on the prospect of this president obama doing what many have failed to do, reach a middle east peace deal that's the hope. we'll cover it all. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one,
boehner now, and paul ryan have called their bluff. their card has always been, we can take you out in a primary if you do something we don't like. that's put these outside groups in control. banal so what we're going to see in the coming months is who's right? who is making the right gamble? can the tea party take out all these republicans who decided to call their bluff or not. >> the new deadline will be march when you have the ending for filing in some of these primaries and some of...
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>> i do. >> paul ryan's communication director tried to make his and paul ryan's life easier today. before you ask, nothing has change and i don't anticipate any news this week. republican congressman paul ryan is the only member of the house to be publicly begged by moist of his party including conservative media to run for speaker and to publicly refuse to run and turn his back on all those beggars. >> i haven't change mid mind. my answer is still the same. i have nothing more to say or nothing new to add. >> you probably heard from a lot of your colleagues? >> i have. i haven't changed my answer. i'm going tv to leave it at that. all right. >> chaos in the house has spread to the benghazi committee where a former member of the republican staff of the committee acushioned chairman gaudy of gamed of discrediting hillary clinton. chairman called that, quote, a damn lie on the "today" show this morning and he said this about the speaker's job. >> the house is bordering on ungovernable right now. being a speaker is a very difficult job. we need to have a family conversation and and so
>> i do. >> paul ryan's communication director tried to make his and paul ryan's life easier today. before you ask, nothing has change and i don't anticipate any news this week. republican congressman paul ryan is the only member of the house to be publicly begged by moist of his party including conservative media to run for speaker and to publicly refuse to run and turn his back on all those beggars. >> i haven't change mid mind. my answer is still the same. i have nothing...
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ryan. >> paul ryan's going to lay out his -- the conservative health care reform plan in january. he will lay out the republican reform plan in january. >> luke russert asked john boehner about the big republican reform plan today. >> your friend bill crystal said this morning that paul ryan would unveil the house g.o.p. plan for health care reform sometime? january. can you tell us what it will look like? >> i'll let you talk to ryan about that. >> ryan's spokesperson offered this statement on the big republican reform plan. chairman ryan continues his efforts to repeal and replace obama care. today, president obama met with more than a dozen health insurance executives at the white house to discuss open enrollment and the implementation of the affordable care act. and joe mansion announce head is drafting a bill to make 2014 a transition year. but in an interview with joe mansion on fox news tonight, bill o'reilly did not get the democratic party civil war democrats turning on the president thing that o'reilly was hoping for. >> were you surprised, personally surprised that the
ryan. >> paul ryan's going to lay out his -- the conservative health care reform plan in january. he will lay out the republican reform plan in january. >> luke russert asked john boehner about the big republican reform plan today. >> your friend bill crystal said this morning that paul ryan would unveil the house g.o.p. plan for health care reform sometime? january. can you tell us what it will look like? >> i'll let you talk to ryan about that. >> ryan's...
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paul ryan's not going to. >> gentlemen, let's talk about chuck hagel. i was surprised at how republicans threw another republican under the bus today, especially the exchange between mccain and chuck hagel. howard, what did you think of that? >> well, i think there's a lot of republican resentment about hagel. and i will say this. i think the administration, if they want to protect chuck hagel, they'd better come out and do it right away. i think he had a pretty rough time. unfairly so in many respects. he's talking about a new world that we know exists. you can beat up on chuck hagel all you want. i think the basic propositions that hagel is putting forth are probably pretty unassailable. but hagel himself was on the defensive a lot today. and if the administration really wants him, they'd better back him and they'd better back him really fast and furious. >> richard, i thought he showed a great deal of composure. really took the high road when he was being attacked. >> look, there's a lot of personal animus there from john mccain to his old friend. th
paul ryan's not going to. >> gentlemen, let's talk about chuck hagel. i was surprised at how republicans threw another republican under the bus today, especially the exchange between mccain and chuck hagel. howard, what did you think of that? >> well, i think there's a lot of republican resentment about hagel. and i will say this. i think the administration, if they want to protect chuck hagel, they'd better come out and do it right away. i think he had a pretty rough time. unfairly...
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it has worked for paul ryan. and only for paul ryan. you could have gone through the entire day of today's coverage of the story and not heard a single reference to that fact. "i had to brief the speaker first." that line. that quote. the fact that devin nunes went to paul ryan first has gone virtually completely unnoticed, except on this program last night, because devin nunes has kept talking and kept contradicting himself, suggesting he knows that donald trump himself was one of the people mentioned in the intelligence reports that he saw, then suggesting he doesn't know the names of the people who were mentioned in the intelligence reports that he saw, but it was easy to guess who they were. devin nunes keeps talking in confusing circles. and tonight devin nunes is clinging to the wreckage of his chairmanship. he might be able to put it back together. he might be able to hold on to that chairmanship. but he had better never get caught singing this again. "i had to brief the speaker first." joining us now, democratic congressman eric
it has worked for paul ryan. and only for paul ryan. you could have gone through the entire day of today's coverage of the story and not heard a single reference to that fact. "i had to brief the speaker first." that line. that quote. the fact that devin nunes went to paul ryan first has gone virtually completely unnoticed, except on this program last night, because devin nunes has kept talking and kept contradicting himself, suggesting he knows that donald trump himself was one of...
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. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house. he does get a lot of credit for that among house republican circles, they were able to keep the house. people think -- >> he raised something like 100 million dollars. >> he's the kingmaker. i suspect that, from folks that i've talked to, eric cantor will not be a thorn in boehner's side. eric cantor realizes he has time, niece his 40s, he wants to be the first jewish speaker of the house. sit back, relax, you know what? if boehner becomes unpopular you don't have to lead a charge against him. you can say, well, that's too bad, john, you don't have the support. but he doesn
. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house. he does get a lot of...
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big news at this hour of course, paul ryan, speaker ryan once again. speaker paul ryan. >> he is going to be making public comments. good the so you craig. have a fantastic afternoon. good afternoon, everybody. today's top stories at 2:00, day one for the congress as craig just said with republicans in control breakg this hour, the speaker-elect will address the floor any minute. this comes just hours after his house gop backed off of a vote to gut an ethics office. here he is walking in right now. you are looking at him getting applause from his fellow republicans on the floor of the house. walking toward the front of the house to address this. this will be an unusually interesting discussion because the decision was taken to gut that house ethics office without him being on side. he did not agree with that. and somehow that decision was changed. the ethics office remains untouched. we wonder whether paul ryan is going to touch on that in his comments. but he's got a lot to address, including whether or not they are going to tackle obama care on day o
big news at this hour of course, paul ryan, speaker ryan once again. speaker paul ryan. >> he is going to be making public comments. good the so you craig. have a fantastic afternoon. good afternoon, everybody. today's top stories at 2:00, day one for the congress as craig just said with republicans in control breakg this hour, the speaker-elect will address the floor any minute. this comes just hours after his house gop backed off of a vote to gut an ethics office. here he is walking in...
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rand paul and paul ryan both come from this libertarian perspective, where they've been critical of social programs, and believe there's a libertarian way of dealing this, a way that hasn't worked in real life, and they haven't put their real policies behind that. paul ryan came out yesterday talking about caseworkers for everybody who's in the social safety net. well, you know what, if you did that, you would have to spend $30 billion. and so this is the arthur of the austerity budget. >> that's just to pay the caseworkers. paul ryan pushes congress and his republican comrades to expand government. >> what is it -- >> yeah, but what is the appetite? you say compassionate conservatism, you think back to the 1990s, to republicans who lost a bill, who cares more about the middle class, who cares more about health care like that. that's where george w. bush and compassion and conservatism came from. is there a disconnect where the paul ryans see this and see the general election, but the base isn't there? >> i think the base ahead of the midterm elections is certainly not there. they're not c
rand paul and paul ryan both come from this libertarian perspective, where they've been critical of social programs, and believe there's a libertarian way of dealing this, a way that hasn't worked in real life, and they haven't put their real policies behind that. paul ryan came out yesterday talking about caseworkers for everybody who's in the social safety net. well, you know what, if you did that, you would have to spend $30 billion. and so this is the arthur of the austerity budget....